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Want to send WhatsApp messages regular to multiple contacts at once on your Android phone? Here’s how to create and use a broadcast list on WhatsApp Android. Using this broadcast list feature, you can send messages to selected WhatsApp contacts or friends at the same time. You need to create a broadcast list and add your WhatsApp friends to send messages to all contacts at once. One of the best advantages of using this feature is, without select contacts every time, you can send a message to all group friends at once.

When you send messages to other recipients, it will receive a message as a normal message we send but all group members will receive it. When they reply to your message, their reply will not send to other broadcast list recipients, only you can get it. Remember one thing, only those contacts who have added you to his contact list will receive your broadcast message. You can easily create, edit, and delete a broadcast list on your android phone.

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How to Use Broadcast List on WhatsApp Android Phone

Step 1: Open the “WhatsApp” app on your device.

You can see calls, chats and contacts screen.

Step 2: Tap on the “Chats” screen.

Step 3: Tap on “Three vertical dots” at the top right corner.

You can see various list of options.

Step 4: Click on “New Broadcast”.

Step 5: Tap contact names from the given list want to add recipients in your broadcast list.

Step 6: Tap on “Done” from below the right side corner.

Now broadcast list created on your device. It will look like above screen.

When you send a message to this created list, it will send to all added contacts in the broadcast list. After created this list, using broadcast list settings, you can see recipient’s information, broadcast media list and other details.

How to Remove Contact From Broadcast List on Android

Step 1: Open WhatsApp in your Android device.

Step 2: Tap the Chats tab.

Step 3: Tap on Broadcast name.

Step 4: Tap the Broadcast profile name.

Step 5: Tap Contact you want to remove.

Step 6: Tap Remove contact from broadcast and tap OK.

How to Delete Broadcast list on WhatsApp Android

Step 1: Open WhatsApp in your Android device.

Step 2: Tap the Chats tab.

Step 3: Tap on Broadcast name.

Step 4: Tap the Broadcast profile name.

Step 5: Tap Delete broadcast list at the last.

Step 6: Tap Delete.

It will delete these broadcast list recipients and media in this chat.

Don’t forget to mention above given steps to use broadcast list in WhatsApp Android is helpful or not. If you facing any trouble when create broadcast list in WhatsApp, let us know on below comment box, would be pleasure to help you.

Here’s how to hard reset Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL with hardware keys. You can reset Google Pixel 4 to factory settings using Power and volume up & down button. Perform a master reset on Pixel 4 XL to fix black screen problem, phone won’t turn on, touch screen not working, keeps rebooting itself, stuck on Google logo and more.

You can perform a Google Pixel 4 factory reset using recovery mode also called a hard reset or master reset. It will remove all phone data from your device including internal storage, Google account, third party apps, videos, photos and more. Make sure back up & restore your important data before applying this. Check out the below-given step by step process to hard reset Pixel 4 and 4 XL using hardware keys.

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How to Reset Google Pixel 4 XL and Pixel 4 When Locked

You can factory data reset or hard reset Pixel 4 XL and Pixel 4 using below given complete guide.

Step 1: Confirm Powered off your Google Pixel 4 & 4 XL.

Step 2: Long press the power button and volume down button at the same time until the screen turns on.

Step 3: Press the volume down button until Recovery mode appears on the screen.

Step 4: Press the Power button to enter your Pixel 4 into recovery mode.

Now see the Android Robot exclamation mark with the “No command” symbol appear on the screen.

Step 5: Tap & hold the power button and press the volume up button only once to view the recovery mode menu.

You can see the Reboot system now, Reboot to bootloader, Apply update from SD card, Apply update from ADB, Wipe data/factory reset, Power off and other recovery mode options on Pixel 4 XL and Pixel 4.

Step 6: Press the volume down button until select Wipe data/factory reset.

Step 7: Press the power button.

This message view: Wipe all user data? This cannot be undone!

Step 8: Press the volume down button to select Factory data reset.

Step 9: Press the power button.

Now, wait until you complete the process. It will reset your Pixel 4 & 4 XL to factory settings. Also, the factory reset Google Pixel 4 XL and Pixel 4 using phone settings. Check out the below steps.

Factory Reset Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL using phone settings

Step 1: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to access the app drawer and tap on Settings app.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap on System.

Step 3: Tap on Advanced.

Step 4: Tap on Reset options.

Step 5: Tap on Erase all data (Factory reset).

Step 6: Tap on Erase all data.

Confirm your PIN or Password or Pattern to unlock your device.

Step 7: Tap on Erase all data again.

It will remove all your phone data from your Pixel 4 & 4 XL device.

And that’s it. Hope these solutions worked for you. Do you still have any question regarding hard reset Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL? Let us know in the comments below!

Here’s how to home button not working Android phone. One of the most common reasons for the Android home button stopped working is a system update or hardware issue or screen replacement. The other reason is dust and moisture after a long time not use. Sometimes software key problem is also the common hardware problem after update OS. People annoying when the home or power button not working, they press the home button hardly to get a response but don’t work.

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How to Fix Home Button Not Working on Android phone

Apply the below-given troubleshooting solutions to fix the home and back button not working on Android and Samsung Galaxy devices.

Restart your Android

Long press the power button and tap on the restart to reboot your phone and check the home button work.

Clear System UI Cache

Settings > Apps & notifications > See all apps > Three vertical dots at the top right corner > Show system > Scroll down and tap on System UI > Storage & cache > Clear cache

Enable Safe Mode to Fix Home Button Not Working on Android Phone

Step 1: Long press the power button until view the power menu in your stock Android.

Step 2: Tap & hold the power off button until seeing Reboot to safe mode screen (Show below given screenshot).

Step 3: Tap OK to boot your Android into a safe mode.

You can see the safe mode icon at the bottom left corner of the screen. Now, check the home button working in safe mode. If working then problem-related to hardware or OS issue. If you still facing issues in safe mode, downloaded the app causing this issue on your phone. Restart your phone to exit safe mode. Remove recently downloaded the app one by one and check to fix the issue. After finding the app that causing the issue, remove it, and re-install other apps.

Factory Reset Android

It will delete all your phone data, make sure backup & restore your phone data before performing the below settings.

Step 1: Open the “Settings” app on your phone.

Step 2: Tap “Backup & reset” under the personal section.

Step 3: Touch “Factory data reset”.

Step 4: Tap on “Reset phone”.

Step 5:  Tap “Erase everything”.

It will erase all data from you device’s internal storage.

Alternative Way (Stock Android 10): Settings > System > Advanced > Reset options > Erase all data (Factory reset) > Erase all data > Erase all data

Reset Android phone Using Recovery mode

Make sure back up your important data before wipe data or factory reset using the recovery mode.

Step 1: If turn on your phone, switch off it.

Step 2: Press & hold the volume down button and the power button at the same time until the phone switch on.

You can view the Android system recovery screen on your device. By default the “start” button seen on your Android device.

Step 3: Press the volume down button until see “Recovery mode”.

Step 4: Press the power button to restart in recovery mode.

You can see the above screen of the Android robot with a red exclamation mark (red triangle) on the phone screen.

Step 5: Press the volume buttons to scroll to “Wipe cache/factory reset ”, press the power button to select it.

This message view on the screen: Wipe cache?

Step 6: To confirm, use the volume buttons to scroll to “Yes” and press the power button to select it.

Clearing the cache data may take 1-2 minutes.

Step 7: Use the volume buttons to scroll to “Reboot system now”, press the power button to select it.

We hope one of the above-listed solutions on how to fix home button not working Android phones will work for you. Do you have any alternative methods? Share it with us in the below comment box. Share this article with your friends on social networks!

Send a text message or make a call using Google voice search on your Android phone. It’s easy to use Google voice search in Android devices. Before use, this Google feature, make sure to enable “Ok Google” on your Android phone and internet working on your device. If you are offline, you can open a calendar, make a call, send messages, and create events using this Google voice search feature. Also, schedule an appointment, search music & videos and play it, set alarm reminders & create an event, turn on or turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, easily find direction & places, search questions & instantly get answers, show pictures, send an email, and more. Just press the voice search button to start using this Google feature on your Android devices.

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How to Make a Call Using Google Voice Search on Android

Step 1: Tap on the “Google voice search” button form the home screen on your device.

Now, speak the name of the caller wants to call using voice search. If more than one contacts available for that name, it will ask to which one you call? If this contact is not available in your phone address book, it will ask you who calls. You can also cancel the call before calling.

Step 2: Say yes to make a call or say cancel to cancel a call.

You can also send SMS/WhatsApp messages and other messenger apps to send messages using this voice search feature on your android phone or tablet. That’s all.

Let me know on below comment box if you have any kind of trouble to make a call using Google voice search on Android. Do let us know about how your Google voice search features experience!

There are various different methods to transfer contacts from Android device to PC. To transfer contacts, first of all Export contacts into SD card & using USB cable connection easily transfer into PC. Sync your gmail account and transfer contact PC and using Samsung Kies software, you can add, delete and export music, photos, text messages and videos one device to other. Also you can check this best data transfer apps for Android devices.

Don’t worry, here you can see simplest solution to easily transfer contacts android to android and android to PC or laptop. No need have installed any software on your device such as Samsung kies, Android data manager and more. Below you can see various ways to transfer contacts from Android device to PC / Laptop.

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4 different methods to transfer contacts from Android device to PC

Check out below given different methods to transfer data from Android phone or Samsung galaxy phone to desktop or laptop devices.

1^st way: Export contact to SD card & transfer it from Android device to PC

Step 1: Open “Contacts” app on your device

Step 2: Tap on “More” option from top right side corner

Step 3: Tap on “Settings”

Step 4: Under manage and back up contacts section, tap on “Import / Export contact”

Step 5: Click on “Export”

Step 6: Select contacts from device storage / SIM 1 / SIM 2

Now on your device storage you can see the “Contacts.vcf” files, it contents your entire contact list.

Step 7: Now connect your phone to PC via USB cable

Step 8: Copy this “Contacts.vcf” file to PC

Now you can view all of your android phone contacts in PC.

2^nd way: Direct transfer contacts android phone to PC using Google account

Step 1: Follow above given steps 1 to 3

Step 2: Under manage and back up contacts section, tap on “Google account”

Step 3: Now log in your Gmail account in PC

Step 4: Tap on “Google apps” symbol

Step 5: Click on “Contacts”

You can see all your phone contacts transfer to PC or laptop device.

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3^rd Way: Transfer contacts to PC using Gmail Sync

Step 1: Go to “Settings” app

Step 2: Tap on “Accounts”

Step 3: Tap on “Google”

Step 4: Tap on “More”

Step 5: Tap on “Sync now”

Before click on contacts, must import all your contacts from android device to Gmail account.

Step 6: Click on “Sync Contacts”

Now follow above given method 2 steps number 3 to 5 on your PC or laptop.

4^th way:  Transfer contacts from Android device to PC using Samsung Kies / Android data manager

First of all download Samsung Kies software from below link. This Samsung Kies connects your android phone or PC, you can synchronize your phone data including contacts, photos, videos and other data between phone and PC or laptop.

Samsung Kies3 for Windows

Samsung Kies for MAC OS

That’s all. Don’t forget to mention which of the above methods work for you to transfer contacts from Android device to PC or Laptop device. If you have any problem, let us know on below comment box, would be pleasure to help you.

When your android phone is charging and it takes more time to charge or sometimes not charge properly. Are you tired about this problem of charging slowly android phone? There are several issues that cause of slowly charging android phone such as USB cable damage, battery depleted, charger not works properly, physical damage and more.

Follow below given tricks to fix slow charging on android phone such as Moto G4 plus (Android 7.0 Nougat), Samsung galaxy S7 & S7 edge, Galaxy note 4, LG V20 / V10 and more. To make faster charging android device, try below troubleshooting steps. After each step check if charging slowly android phone is fixed or not.

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How to fix Charging slowly android phone or android tablet

1. Only use original charger to charging device that came with your phone
2. Check micro-USB cable fits perfectly into the device and also check any damage to the plug or wire
3. Reboot the phone

To reboot your android phone, just pressing and holding the power button for few seconds.

4. Scroll down top of the status bar & tap on USB notifications and click on “Charging only”
5. Check the electrical outlet switch, it is turn on or off
6. Check the wall outlet for loose connection or damage on wire, if not work properly then try another switch outlet for charging.
7. If battery is completely depleted, connect charger and wail at least 15 minutes until it has enough voltage to charge, press the power button.
8. Reset your android phone

Reset you phone will erase all your internal storage data from phone such as photo, videos, text messages, Google account, downloaded apps, system & app data and other information. Before erase and reset you phone, back up your android phone data to your PC using USB cable or Wi-Fi connection.

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Follow below given settings to reset android Nougat 7.0 (Moto G4 plus) phone and other android devices.

Settings > Personal > Backup & reset > Factory data reset > Reset phone

The list of tips ends. Do let us know which one trick is worked for you to fix Charging slowly android phone & tablet devices. If you have known other simple & easy method to fix slow charging android phone then please share with us. Don’t forget to share this article with your friends!